Ukraine's ability to resist Russia's military aggression for more than a month came as a surprise to the intelligence services of all countries that made forecasts on this matter, said NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov in an interview with the BBC..

“Not a single intelligence service in the world has given our country more than 21 days. The head of French intelligence resigned on March 31 because he did not predict what would happen,” he said..

According to him, Ukraine began preparations for the invasion of the Russian Federation in the fall..

“Starting from October-November, we communicated with a large number of delegations - from the USA, Great Britain, other countries - and I explained to them what they do not take into account. They counted tanks, guns, and other things, and I said: we have weapons that few people know about.. This is the will of our people to freedom.

We will fight to the last, but we will not leave here, because this is our land,” Danilov emphasized..

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At the same time, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council emphasized that even knowing the upcoming date of the attack, the political leadership could not publicly “announce” it to the people.. According to him, "

According to the adviser to the head of the Office of the President Alexei Arestovich, the war with Russia will continue until 2035.